Methodological issues in research on child sexual abuse attributions

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 170-175

  Callings, Steven J ^a   Bodill, Brigitte M M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 0141592353     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630303300305     Document Type: Article

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